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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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